Part OfFrank De la Cruz Oral HistoryTranscriberBrenda LimónContributorPima County Library DistrictIntervieweeFrank De la CruzDescriptionFrank De la Cruz was the librarian at the El Rio Neighborhood Center on the West Side of Tucson, Arizona. In this interview, Mr. De la Cruz talks about how the El Rio Neighborhood Center came to be in the 1970s and how it serves the communities of Barrio Hollywood and Barrio Sovaco. He discusses the work of the Centro Chicano, the protests at El Rio Golf Course, and the Racionido Party.SubjectTucson (Ariz.)Chicano movement--Arizona--TucsonLibraries and community--Arizona--TucsonMexican Americans--ArizonaDate Original2011-02-05Date Range1960s (1960-1969)1970s (1970-1979)TypeTextOriginal FormatTranscriptsLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionState Archives- Arizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsCollectionCapturing Arizona's StoriesRights StatementFrom the collection of the History and Archives Division, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. Copyright and/or publication rights for all items in this collection are retained by this institution. For assistance with permission to re-use or other reference questions, please contact the Archives at [email protected]
Frank De la Cruz Oral History, Transcript, [DelaCruzF02052011]. Arizona Memory Project, accessed 12/10/2024, https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/166503
